For the first time, the Food and Drug Administration is giving the green light to meat grown in a laboratory. The agency said in anoticeon Wednesday that a "cultivated chicken" product made by Upside Foods is safe to eat. The FDA "evaluated the information submitted to the agency and has...
FDA Approves Irradiation Of Meat for Killing Germs; Some Oppose Technology Despite Growing UseJohn Schwartz
The FDA enforces over 200 laws that apply to a wide range of products released for consumption and use by the US public. One such item that is heavily scrutinized by the FDA is tobacco. The FDA does not regulate meat, poultry, or egg products, but it does monitor veterinary products. ...
FDA Approves WSU Gene-Edited Livestock Washington State University is the first to get approval from the FDA to use gene-edited or GMO pigs in testing for human consumption. 5 of the 2-year-old pigs were processed (butchered) at the WSU Meat Lab and then inspected by the U.S. Department...